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Sunday, December 2, 2012

Strufoli

Strufoli (often pronounced "strew-fulls" by my family) was a special treat from my childhood. My mother made these every Christmas. In fact, it was a group project. It's an Italian sweet made with an egg rich dough that is cut into small balls, fried and then coated in honey and decorated with sprinkles. When she could, my mother bought the honey from an old lady in town who kept some hives in her back yard. Believe it or not, I found a picture online (Isn't the internet a remarkable thing?):

I've never made them myself, but was starting to wish I could taste them again and was considered trying to recreate this memory. Imagine my delight when son #1 showed up at Thanksgiving with some!! He had found them in an Italian bakery and remembered them from his childhood visits to his Nana. I was SO excited. In fact, I may have eaten the entire package over several days.